A barman, who works in a hotel located on
Obokun Avenue, in the Ojodu area of Lagos, is
battling with wounds he sustained during an
‘unprovoked’ attack by a customer. Punch Metro
learnt that the alleged
attacker, Kelvin Friday, a resident of Ojodu- Abiodun, Ogun State,
allegedly stabbed the barman, who he accused of
staring at him and his girlfriend. It was gathered
that Friday and his
girlfriend,
whose name had yet to be ascertained, had gone to drink in the hotel around 6pm on October 21,
when the incident happened. The victim, Simeon
Tenebe, claimed he was
brooding on an issue he had discussed with his
sister earlier in the day when the 25-year-old man
confronted him. He added that Friday interpreted his stare for rebuke and challenged him to a
scuffle. Friday reportedly smashed the bottle of
beer he
was drinking on the barman, inflicting injuries on
his face and head. His girlfriend, it was learnt, fled
the scene when Tenebe started bleeding. Prior to the incident, it was
said that Friday had
accused the barman of being unpleasant while
attending to him and his girlfriend. Our
correspondent also gathered that Tenebe
reported the incident to the police, who arrested the suspect and charged him to an Ikeja
Magistrate’s Court for assault.